American college graduates are largely adrift, but so are the schools they attended
American college graduates are largely adrift, but so are the schools they attended
Author Profile
George Leef
George Leef is director of external relations for the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College (Waukesha, WI) and a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law. He was a vice president of the John Locke Foundation until 2003.Prior to joining the Locke Foundation, Leef was president of Patrick Henry Associates, a consulting firm in Michigan dedicated to assisting others in advocating free markets, minimal government, private property, and individual rights. Previously, Leef was on the faculty of Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, where he taught courses in economics, business law, and logic. He has also worked as a policy adviser in the Michigan Senate.
A regular columnist for Forbes.com, Leef was book review editor of The Freeman, published by the Foundation for Economic Education, from 1996 to 2012. He has published numerous articles in The Freeman, Reason, The Free Market, Cato Journal, The Detroit News, Independent Review, and Regulation. He writes regularly for the National Review's The Corner blog and for SeethruEdu.com.
Articles by George Leef
Is the college diploma a sign of advanced skills or just a screening technique?
Is the college diploma a sign of advanced skills or just a screening technique?
Turning government generosity into scams: Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Turning government generosity into scams: Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
A professor recounts how UCLA blocked his investigation of its racial preference policy
A professor recounts how UCLA blocked his investigation of its racial preference policy
The Salaita case: when academic freedom collides with freedom of contract
The Salaita case: when academic freedom collides with freedom of contract
Does the federal Clery Act actually make campuses safer?
Does the federal Clery Act actually make campuses safer?
Should top American colleges start giving group preferences based on place rather than race?
Should top American colleges start giving group preferences based on place rather than race?
Discharging student debt in bankruptcy would be a good idea, if colleges had a stake.
Discharging student debt in bankruptcy would be a good idea, if colleges had a stake.
The Chronicle Review attacks higher ed reformers as “hustlers” and “pied pipers.”
The Chronicle Review attacks higher ed reformers as “hustlers” and “pied pipers.”
The time seems ripe for making changes in legal education, but which ones?
The time seems ripe for making changes in legal education, but which ones?